A 77-Year-Old Man With Suddenly Worsened Abdominal Pain
A 77-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) in the early morning with a 4-hour history of severe, generalized abdominal pain. He describes some “cramp-like” abdominal pain and bilious vomiting yesterday, but states he simply “got on with things”. His condition had worsened considerably by late evening. He describes the sudden onset of generalized, [...]
